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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2546
Introduced 1/18/2006, by Sen. Miguel del Valle SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the School Code. Provides that the State Board of Education has the power and duty to collect and maintain data, for each institution of higher education engaged in teacher preparation in this State, concerning the number of individuals taking the test of basic skills, the number of individuals passing the test of basic skills, the total number of subject-matter tests attempted, and the total number of subject-matter tests passed. Requires the State Board to periodically file with the General Assembly and the Governor and make available to the public a report listing the institutions of higher education engaged in teacher preparation in this State, along with the data pertinent to each institution. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2546 |
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LRB094 18925 NHT 54372 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
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| 2-3.11d as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/2-3.11d new) |
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| Sec. 2-3.11d. Data on tests required for teacher |
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| preparation and certification. Beginning with the effective |
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| date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, to |
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| collect and maintain all of the following data for each |
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| institution of higher education engaged in teacher preparation |
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| in this State: |
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| (1) The number of individuals taking the test of basic |
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| skills under Section 21-1a of this Code. |
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| (2) The number of individuals passing the test of basic |
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| skills under Section 21-1a of this Code. |
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| (3) The total number of subject-matter tests attempted |
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| under Section 21-1a of this Code. |
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| (4) The total number of subject-matter tests passed |
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| under Section 21-1a of this Code. |
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| The data regarding subject-matter tests shall be reported in |
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| sum, rather than by separately listing each subject, in order |
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| to better protect the identity of the test-takers. |
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| On or before August 1, 2007, the State Board of Education |
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| shall file with the General Assembly and the Governor and shall |
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| make available to the public a report listing the institutions |
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| of higher education engaged in teacher preparation in this |
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| State, along with the data listed in items (1) and (2) of this |
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| Section pertinent to each institution. |
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| On or before August 1, 2009 and every 3 years thereafter, |
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| the State Board of Education shall file with the General |
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| Assembly and the Governor and shall make available to the |
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